We have a love-hate relationship: we love to hate one another

[farface]

I think the highlight of my new years came around 12:30, maybe 1:00, in the morning. I had just been handed a very swanky martini - salted rim! lemon-zest garnish! - and my friend Benji, being impressed, asked to have a sip

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A defence on Benji's character

[anonymous]

To defend this Benji guy, whom I have never personally met but know of his reputation, I would like to say that he never threatens people with knives (at least not in person... that was all your imagination...) he most likely had the knife so he could cut the foil off something like a wine bottle (we all know he loves his wine, that's like asking if the pope is catholic). Now not to go off on a rant, which I seem to be doing... if he were to threaten someone with a knife it would only be someone who wronged him in the most terrible fashion, like someone chugging half of his 1998 Chateau Paloumey, which he only had one bottle of. Come to think of it, he would have a hard time trying to find the same bottle. That's the thing with wines, no 2 bottles are ever really alike, they are truly unique... but I just went off onto another rant, in short, this Benji guy (whom I have never met, but know greatly of his untarnished reputation) doesn't just threaten people with knifes. He probably asked that the knife be taken away from him, just

Re: A defence on Benji's character

[farface]

You seem a little worked up about this, considering it's about someone you've never met. Why, I might even call it... high strung.

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Re: A defence on Benji's character

[anonymous]

Of course I'm worked up about this, dont you know Benji? He's the greatest! I would die for him... and I'm not high strung... I'm just very passionate about all things Benji.